1. felt bat mask 2. bat placemats 3. toilet roll bats 4. batman cookie cutter Wednesday night I had an unexpected encounter with a bat. Chris was on shift at the fire station, the kids were asleep and I was readying to put Amelia in her swing (currently her favorite sleeping spot), when all […]
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Friday Favorites: Costume Edition
1. Rosie the Riveter 2. Kids Owl Costume 3. Last-Minute Firefighter Costume 4. Milk Jug Storm Trooper Helmet Although I’m keeping this year’s costumes much simpler than last year, I’ve still been keeping my eye out for cool costume ideas for the future. I love the Rosie the Riveter costume, and it would be such […]
Better Late Than Never: Halloween Photos
After being sick for the better half of last week I’m finally posting some of our Halloween pictures. Skyler was King Peter from Narnia, Liam was a gnome, I was an angel, and Eleanor was a ladybug. I’m proud to say that all of our costumes cost under $15 and I still have leftover fabric! […]
How to Make Angel Wings (The Easy Way)
I came up with the idea for these DIY angel wings last year when my son was in kindergarten. He’s in a dual language Spanish program and they were doing a traditional Mexican posada before Christmas break. I found out the week before that I needed to come up with an angel costume, and with […]
Gnome Costume Coming Along
(please forgive me for the picture quality, it was taken from my phone) I found this easy-peasy costume tutorial for a gnome on the Family Fun website and am pretty much done. The original tutorial actually requires no sewing, but I took my sewing machine to the edges of the fake-fur beard to keep it […]